PICKLED EGG-PLANT

Peel egg-plants into inch thick slices and soak them in salted water for three hours. Drain and place in water, add a little lemon juice, and leave for three hours. Drain and pour over the slices some hot spiced vinegar, allowing one cupful of sugar and one and a half tablespoonfuls of mixed spices to one quart of vinegar.

Place the egg-plant slices in stoneware jars, bring the vinegar to boiling point, and add it. Cover and seal.